sustainability

A federal jury in Santa Ana ruled in favor of medical device reprocessor Innovative Health in its antitrust case against Johnson & Johnson, finding subsidiary Biosense Webster illegally withheld clinical support from hospitals using reprocessed single-use devices (SUDs). The verdict affirms hospitals’ legal right to adopt FDA-regulated SUDs, promoting cost efficiency, sustainability, and fair competition while challenging anticompetitive tactics by original equipment manufacturers. The outcome is seen as a catalyst to dismantle practices inflating healthcare costs and stifling innovation.

The Volvo Group mourns Andrea Fuder, Chief Purchasing Officer and Executive Board member since 2017, who passed away following a short illness. She drove transformative procurement strategies, navigating pandemic supply chain crises, semiconductor shortages, and geopolitical trade challenges while advancing Volvo’s carbon-neutral transportation goals through strategic supplier partnerships. CEO Martin Lundstedt praised her legacy of turning obstacles into progress, noting a significant void in leadership. Jens Holtinger, Executive Vice President of Group Trucks Operations, assumes the Acting Chief Purchasing Officer role. Volvo continues expanding its $48 billion market presence across 190 countries, leveraging 100,000 employees to pursue its Vision 2030 sustainability platform.

Artificial intelligence’s rapid growth drives an urgent energy, water, and waste crisis, with data centers projected to consume 3% of global electricity by 2030—surpassing nations like Japan or Germany. Training advanced models uses energy equivalent to thousands of homes annually, while daily inference operations, such as ChatGPT, require tenfold more power than standard searches, exacerbating carbon emissions and water depletion. Tech giants invest in renewables and nuclear, but infrastructure modernization lags behind AI’s exponential demand. Solutions include energy-efficient chips, grid-responsive designs, and policy benchmarks to align AI progress with sustainability, balancing innovation against ecological and ethical challenges.

Watts Water Technologies (NYSE: WTS), a global leader in plumbing and water solutions, was named one of Newsweek’s 2025 World’s Greenest Companies. Evaluated among 8,000 firms using EU sustainability benchmarks, transparent ESG disclosures, and 25 environmental metrics, the company outperformed peers in carbon intensity, resource efficiency, and waste management. CEO Robert J. Pagano highlighted water stewardship as critical to climate-adaptive industries, emphasizing innovations to reduce hydrological footprints. Its 2023 Sustainability Report details a 45% wastewater reduction target by 2030 and expansion of smart leak detection. Strategic investments, including a £140M UK greywater patent acquisition, position Watts in the $32B decentralized water solutions market. Operating in 100+ countries, the firm bridges mechanical innovation and ESG compliance in sectors ranging from semiconductors to drought-resilient residential systems.

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) will present at Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference on June 4, 2025, with CEO Udit Batra discussing pharmaceuticals, sustainability, and precision diagnostics advancements during a fireside chat starting at 8:45 a.m. ET. Live and archived streams available via investors.waters.com. A 65-year leader in analytical technologies, Waters delivers AI-driven tools across 100+ countries for drug development, climate, and regulatory compliance in healthcare sectors.

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